NBC New York: White Supremacist Group's Robocalls Target Gillum

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A white supremacist group is running telephone robocalls in Florida impersonating Andrew Gillum, a Democrat who is running to be Florida's first black governor.Florida voters who receive the call, audio... Photo Credit: AP

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